Beam me up

In a week where James Doohan's earthly powdery remains are in the news for their upcoming trip into suborbital incineration comes word that there's a far more exciting place they could be going, namely up Keith Richards' nose.

There's got to be a Greek tragedy or something about the creepily sexual undertones of having your father oozing around your sinuses. Let's Spend the Night Together indeed.

"A vote for me is a vote for sex. Someday."

The Internet is a strange place. One minute, you're reading about something entirely erudite and respectable while not exactly pulse-quickening: comparative politics in the Nordic context. The next minute, you click a link, and you're on the personal homepage of Jyrki J.J. Kasvi, a Member of Parliament in Finland representing the Green Party. Jyrki blogs, specializes in information society-related policy-making, and sees fit to offer his website in Finnish, Swedish, English and, uh, Klingon.

Jyrki's up for re-election later this week. Allow me to extend my heartiest Qapla'.

(and yes, before you ask, I had to look up how to spell Qapla'. There's hope for me yet.)